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komali2last Monday at 1:00 AM1 replyview on HN

What impression of PRC social media do you have that makes you think the situation is different there?

In my experience it's a dumpster fire of consumerism and influencerism, and has just as much fake news as western media. It leaks into Taiwan constantly, especially when there's elections here.


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JumpCrisscrosslast Monday at 8:31 PM

> In my experience it's a dumpster fire of consumerism and influencerism, and has just as much fake news as western media

I was frankly going off the kids of business contacts I’ve met. But I’m realising they’re all wealthy—the kids of America’s rich are able to make eye contact, too, because their screen time is tightly regulated.